Campaign signs reported stolen

Marshall, the board's current president, is seeking reelection in Tuesday's election. She said some signs began disappearing late last week and then more this week.

"After it started adding up I thought this is crazy," Marshall said. "This week it's been one right after the other. I'm getting pretty close to 20," she said of the number of missing campaign signs. "I've had signs blow away before but that's usually maybe a couple. If someone's taking signs down it's kind of petty. I would hate to think that someone was actually doing that."

Specifically, Marshall said several signs along each Mechem Drive, Gavilan Canyon Road and Hull Road have disappeared.

"Just all over," Marshall said. "It's just disheartening."

Marshall said she would like to get the signs back. If anyone knows of anything, she asked that police be notified.

"We just need to keep politics out of things where the kids are concerned," Marshall said.

Ruidoso Police Department Lt. Ray Merritt said Thursday that he was unaware of any complaints about missing campaign signs from other candidates.

"It's theft. It's larceny," Merritt said of the allegation. "If the signs were taken off someone's property there could be a trespassing issue there as well."

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